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Разработки / Английский язык / Факультативы / 11 класс / Government and Politics

Government and Politics

Парасоцкая Анастасия Анатольевна

02.06.2020

Содержимое разработки

British Government and Politics

Parliament

Parliament is the seat of the UK government.
The main functions of Parliament are to pass laws, to finance through taxation the work of government, to scrutinise government policy and administration, including proposals for expenditure, and to debate the major issues of the day.

General Elections

In a general election, every area in the country votes for one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. There are 650 geographical areas, called constituencies. To be eligible to vote in a general election you must be registered to vote and aged 18 or over.
Each eligible voter has one vote in their local constituency, and the candidate with the most votes becomes the MP for that area. This voting system is called 'first past the post'. Usually the political party with the most MPs then forms the government – though if there is no overall winner, a hung parliament may result. Two or more parties with a combined majority of MPs may form a coalition government.
There has to be a general election at least every five years. The Prime Minister decides when to call an election. The last general election was held on 6 May 2010.
If an MP dies or resigns between elections, there is a by-election in their constituency.

Questions:

1) How many parliamentary constituencies are there in the UK?
2) How often are general elections usually held in the UK?
3) What type of voting system does the UK currently have?
4) How old do you have to be to vote in a UK election?
5) Which party usually forms the government after a UK general election?
6) What is a "hung parliament"?
7) What does the acronym MP stand for?
8) What is a by-election, and when do by-elections usually take place?

Vocabulary

Read and translate the words and example sentences.

ambassador	Ronald Weise is the ambassador of the USA in Slovakia.
blanket primary	3 States presently have blanket primaries, while an additional 21 States have open primaries and 8 States have semi-closed primaries.
campaign	He took a campaign tour of West Michigan last week.
candidate	The party has put up a candidate .
caucus	Caucuses are held in New Mexico and North Dakota.
citizen	She's a citizen of the USA.
closed primary	3 States presently have blanket primaries, while an additional 21 States have open primaries and 8 States have semi-closed primaries.
to contest election	In every southern state the Democrats contested elections.
debate	There's a debate about the political development.
delegate	Delegates are to be elected.
election	Any person qualified to vote may run for election.
electoral register	In the USA election in 2000, many voters were removed from the electoral register in Florida.
electoral system	Can you explain how the electoral system really works?
electorate	Only 60% of the electorate voted in the last election.
electors	The electors can vote for any person at all and are not bound to their party.
eligible	The elections process is provided to all eligible citizens.
embassy	In Slovakia you can find the embassy of the USA in Bratislava.
federal	What are federal regulations?
general election	The General Election took place on 15th October 1964.
government, the Administration	The first White House Web Site was developed during the Clinton Administration.
impeachment	Clinton's impeachment was over before it began.
inaugural address	The inaugural address is the statement of the beginning of a political administration.
majority	She is elected by a majority of two hundred votes.
minority	Most of the ethnic minorities did not have a written language.
national convention	The candidate is formally nominated at the national convention.
open primary	3 States presently have blanket primaries, while an additional 21 States have open primaries and 8 States have semi-closed primaries.
opinion poll	They've organised an opinion poll.
party in government	He led the party in government from 1994 to 1997 .
party leader	The election of the new party leader was connected with a number of scandals.
party member	Many local party members are optimistic about the campaign.
policy	We talked about the policy on education.
politician	Politicians are our servants not our masters.
politics	I told her I was going into politics.
presidential candidate	The Presidential candidate that gets more than half of the votes wins the election.
primary	Primaries are held in South Carolina, Arizona, Missouri, Delaware and Oklahoma.
progress	The government has made progress in controlling mismanagement.
public office	Cleveland's motto was: "a public office is a public trust".
regulations	This guide covers the rules and regulations.
speech	He made the announcement in a speech on the radio.
suffrage	The Fifth Amendment aimed to protect black suffrage.
summit	The Genoa G8 summit was held in July.
supporter	He was a Kennedy supporter.
the Electoral College	The electoral college plays a huge role in the election process.
the political process	The political process has reached a critical phase.
to cast a vote	They cast a vote for the first time.
to defeat	In 2000 Bush defeated Gore.
to nominate	The candidate is formally nominated at the national convention.
to run	Bill Clinton ran a second time in 1996.
to support so.	They support the two-party system.
to vote	They have the right to vote.
turnout	There was an article about the poor turnout for elections.
two-party system	The two-party system is often criticised.
voter	Now the voters can decide.